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FZNT26 KNHC 292104
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 69W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N W OF
57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 31N70W SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST
LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA BY SUN EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
IT...AND FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 30N BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND 4 TO
6 FT E OF 68W. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 71W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE
S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE
PART. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20
TO 25 KT AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT S OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27 E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SEA TO
S WINDS...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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